Featured Official Review: Man Mission by Eytan Uliel [January 2020 Book of the Month]

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Re: Official Review: Man Mission by Eytan Uliel

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The four friends' annual ritual of going on a different adventure around the world seems like a good way of exploring men's search for identity in a changing world. Thanks for your review!
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This sounds like the movie, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, but with men. It would be interesting to see the insights of how men view family life. This sounds an interesting look at the life of men.
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One of those books that makes you want to travel and see other places. The characters seem to be the essence of the book. Intelligent!
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The plot sounds great, love travelling books they always teach you new things about places . I will check it out, thanks for the review!
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This is a great read that I would like to read. There is nothing I enjoy as much adventuring and this seems to be the main theme in the book. Thanks for the enthralling review.
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"The Comeback Coach" is an inspirational memoir by Jesse Braverman and Gordon F. Sander about Jesse Braverman’s career and his growth as a man. Congratulations on BOTD!!
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I love books that show me places that, at the moment, I can only dream of visiting. As a woman, it would also be interesting for me to explore a modern man's perspective on things like relationships and fatherhood, and I'd much rather read a book about men being friends than, say, them maliciously competing against each other. Thank you for the helpful review.
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This book appears fascinating from just following the review. From the sample I have read so far the experiences were so vividly described. My main issue was from the start the use of one or two words in the dialogue at times that could offend one's sensibilities. For me this had set a certain tone one could expect from the rest of book.
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This sounds like an entertaining adventure ideal for readers who love touring the outdoors. The depth of the personal stories of the men on the mission is an added bonus. Thanks for the great review!
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When I read the review, it honestly made me think about One Piece! :D Haha! It was a great review and this book sounds very promising! A group of men traveling around the world, living life to the fullest with it's ups and downs is my kind of read. Very authentic! I'm going to give this book a read and note down the places these men have gone and explored, for my husband and I love hiking and traveling, and seeing the Northern Lights in Iceland is one in our bucket list! Thanks again for the review and God bless!
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Jessacardinal wrote: 28 Jan 2019, 13:56 I have a feeling this book would make me want to travel the world!
Oh, it does! The author also does a great job explaining male emotion and how it can affect a man when he bottles up the way he feels instead of communicating.
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Jachike 1 wrote: 07 Aug 2019, 01:51 Sounds like a travel journal of sorts that was inspired by a real life story. Was it? Great review!
It's technically fiction but I think the author is a global traveler who worked in law and finance (like the narrator), so my guess is he based it off real-life experiences.
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slbuchanan wrote: 18 Aug 2019, 23:08
Jachike 1 wrote: 07 Aug 2019, 01:51 Sounds like a travel journal of sorts that was inspired by a real life story. Was it? Great review!
It's technically fiction but I think the author is a global traveler who worked in law and finance (like the narrator), so my guess is he based it off real-life experiences.
That makes much more sense.
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Jessacardinal wrote: 28 Jan 2019, 13:56 I have a feeling this book would make me want to travel the world!
I TOTAL AGREE
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I love your summary of the text. I must admit the my curiosity kept increasing as I read your review and by the time I was done, I had firmly resolved to read this book before the end of this year.
Thank you for this amazing review.
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